Wild Goose 1944
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Flamingo | L18 - U18, 1948- F18 | 1716 | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 5.1938 | 18.4.1939 | 12.1939 | to West Germany 1.1959 (Graf Spee) |
| Black Swan | L57 - U57, 1948- F57 | 1717 | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 6.1938 | 7.7.1939 | 1.1940 | BU 9.1956 |
| Erne | U03, 1948- F03 | 317 | Furness, Haverton Hill | 5.1938 | 5.8.1940 | 4.1941 | RNVR drill ship Wessex 6.1952 |
| Ibis | U99 | 318 | Furness, Haverton Hill | 9.1939 | 28.11.1940 | 8.1941 | sunk 10.11.1942 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1300 |
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Displacement full, t |
1770 - 1945 |
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Length, m |
91.3 |
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Breadth, m |
11.4 |
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Draught, m |
3.33 - 3.56 deep load |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
4300 |
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Max speed, kn |
19.75 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 403 - 428 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armament |
Black Swan: 3 x 2 - 102/45 QF Mk XVI, 2 x 4 - 12.7/62, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (40), 34 mines, mechanical minesweeping gear Flamingo: 3 x 2 - 102/45 QF Mk XVI, 1 x 4 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII, 2 x 4 - 12.7/62, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (40) Ibis: 3 x 2 - 102/45 QF Mk XVI, 1 x 4 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (40) Erne: 3 x 2 - 102/45 QF Mk XVI, 1 x 4 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (40), mechanical minesweeping gear |
| Sensors | presumably type 285 radar, type 127 sonar |
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Complement |
180 |
Project history: Development of Egret class but by 2m longer, faster and with the changed armament structure: quadruple pompom was installed instead of one 102mm mount. Besides, first two ships built under 1937 Programme (Black Swan and Erne), had minesweeping equipment but it was not installed on subsequent ships.
Modernizations: 1941, Black Swan: - 2 x 4 - 12.7/62; + 1 x 4 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII, 1 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, Type 286 radar
1941, Erne: + Type 285, Type 286 radars
1942, Flamingo: - 2 x 4 12.7/62, Type 127 sonar; + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, Type 271, Type 286 radars, Type 144 sonar
1942, Black Swan: - Type 127 sonar; + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, Type 271 radar, Type 144 sonar
1942, Erne: - Type 127 sonar; + 5 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, Type 271 radar, Type 144 sonar
1942, Flamingo: + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV
1943, Black Swan: - Type 144 sonar; + 3 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, Type 273, Type 285 radars, Type 147S sonar
1943, Erne: - 1 x 1 - 20/70
1943, all survived: DC stowage increased up to 110
1945, Black Swan: - 4 x 1 - 20/70; + 2 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV
1/1946, Black Swan: 3 x 2 - 102/45 Mk XIX, 1 x 4 - 40/39 VII, 2 x 2 - 20/70 Mk V, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (110), 34 mines, type 271, type 273, type 285, type 286 radars, type 147S sonar
1/1946, Erne: 3 x 2 - 102/45 Mk XIX, 1 x 4 - 40/39 VII, 6 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (110), type 271, type 285, type 286 radars, type 144 sonar
1/1946, Flamingo: 3 x 2 - 102/45 Mk XIX, 1 x 4 - 40/39 VII, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (110), type 271, type 285, type 286 radars, type 144 sonar
Naval service: Ibis was sunk by Italian air torpedo at Algiers 10.11.1942.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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